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From Samarkand to Srinagar, Ashiq Hussain narrates the 600-year-old journey of stylish Samovar to the snow-bound valley of Kashmir through the Silk Route. The use...

Carpets in Kashmir are known to be artistic, creative and warm as well. Syed Asma reports on the common man’s carpet, the Namda-the main...

Kashmir is home to one of the rarest and most expensive spices in the world: Saffron. Shams Irfan walks through the historic fields of...

A special thread from Assam mounted onto the handloom along with thickened silk from Patna, the skillful hands of a Kashmiri artisan and the...

Kashmir shawls are known for their intricacies, variety, material, designs and that exquisite look. It has entered the pages of history and has had...

M Shariq Farooqi The handicraft industry in Jammu and Kashmir occupies an important place in its economy besides being a significant contributor to its foreign...

Over the centuries, skilled Kashmiri artisans have produced a myriad of intricate and elegant pieces of art—carved in wood. Junaid Bazaz reports on the...

Zubair Ahmad The Kashmir valley is well known for its arts and crafts and their importance in economic development of the State through employment generation...

Dr Haseeb Drabu In 1873 a newspaper notice to American buyers in Paris, lists the price range for Kashmiri shawls to be 2000-5000 French francs....

The cultural industries of Kashmir can become the harbinger of an enterprising future for commerce, says Haseeb A Drabu. Handicraft is not any odd enterprise...

These can be found in posh designer stores throughout the world. The unique Crewel work by master artisans is an identity of families and...

It’s hard to imagine that these beautifully crafted pieces of art are created from some of the simplest of raw materials. Umer Beigh reports...

Handicrafts have been the main movers of Kashmir economy for centuries. The industry has survived through Kashmir’s troublesome history, but now might need more...